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Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot

Original title: Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor
  • 1946
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
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7.7/10
8.9K
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Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1946)
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As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.

  • Director
    • Sergei Eisenstein
  • Writer
    • Sergei Eisenstein
  • Stars
    • Nikolay Cherkasov
    • Serafima Birman
    • Pavel Kadochnikov
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    8.9K
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    • Director
      • Sergei Eisenstein
    • Writer
      • Sergei Eisenstein
    • Stars
      • Nikolay Cherkasov
      • Serafima Birman
      • Pavel Kadochnikov
    • 54User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Nikolay Cherkasov
    Nikolay Cherkasov
    • Czar Ivan IV
    Serafima Birman
    Serafima Birman
    • Boyarina Efrosinia Staritskaya
    Pavel Kadochnikov
    Pavel Kadochnikov
    • Vladimir Andreyevich Staritsky
    Mikhail Zharov
    Mikhail Zharov
    • Czar's Guard Malyuta Skuratov
    Amvrosi Buchma
    Amvrosi Buchma
    • Czar's Guard Aleksei Basmanov
    Vsevolod Pudovkin
    Vsevolod Pudovkin
    • Nikolay the Fanatic
    • (as V.I. Pudovkin)
    Mikhail Kuznetsov
    Mikhail Kuznetsov
    • Fyodor Basmanov
    Aleksandr Mgebrov
    • Novgorod's Archbishop Pimen
    Andrei Abrikosov
    Andrei Abrikosov
    • Archbishop Philip (formerly Fyodor Kolychev)
    Vladimir Balashov
    Vladimir Balashov
    • Pyotr Volynets
    Erik Pyryev
    • Ivan IV as a boy
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    Mikhail Nazvanov
    • Prince Andrei Kurbsky
    Pavel Massalsky
    Pavel Massalsky
    • King Sigismund of Poland
    Ada Voytsik
    Ada Voytsik
    • Elena Glinskaya, Ivan's Mother
    • (as Ada Vojtsik)
    Aleksandr Rumnev
    • The Stranger
    • (uncredited)
    Sergey Stolyarov
    Sergey Stolyarov
      Semyon Timoshenko
      • Kaspar von Oldenbock, Livonian ambassador
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Sergei Eisenstein
      • Writer
        • Sergei Eisenstein
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      • Trivia
        This film was withheld by Soviet authorities by order of Joseph Stalin, since this film, dealing with Ivan's slide into madness and the tyranny of the Oprichnina, did not properly mythologize Ivan IV Grozny to Stalin's satisfaction. It was not released until 1958, years after the deaths of director Sergei Eisenstein and Stalin.
      • Goofs
        In the movie young Ivan IV is making a contract with the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. However it didn't exist since the 7th June 1238, almost 300 years before Ivan was born.
      • Quotes
        • Czar Ivan IV: From now on I will be just what you say I am! I will be Terrible!
      • Crazy credits
        The main cast and their roles is read by the narrator with accompanied footage.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • November 24, 1959 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Ivan the Terrible, Part Two
      • Filming locations
        • Almaty, Kazakhstan
      • Production companies
        • Mosfilm
        • Tsentralnuyu Obedinyonnuyu Kinostudiyu (TsOKS)
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      Box office

      • Gross worldwide
        • $1,655
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 28m(88 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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